Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2159 Clues and Answers
This page covers all 32 clues of Crossword Challenge Puzzle 2159, an 8×10 grid that mixes picture clues with short word clues.
Expect plenty of tiny answers, 12 of them only one or two letters. 3 clues are pictures, and 2 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 7 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 6 clues are fill-ins, and 5 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Predicts”.
Start at the edges. The first letters of the 7 answers hanging from the top row spell the answer to “Plant leaves”, and the first letters of the 9 answers along the left edge spell the answer to “Predicts”. Solve one of those two and every edge clue starts with a known letter.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
Clues look the way they do in the game. Tap Hint for a nudge or Answer to see the letters. The fully solved grid is below the hints.
Top row
These sit along the top edge and every answer runs down.
PREDICTS
1Predicts
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: F _ _ E _ _ S _ _. Its sixth letter is shared with “Artistic”.
FORECASTS
DEEP WATER
2Deep water
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Begins with O. “Every” crosses it at the fourth square.
OCEAN
LIGHT TRANSPORT
3Light transport
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LT
AFTER H
4After h
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Recite the alphabet up to H; the answer is its next letter.
I
ATOMIC AXIS ALIGNMENT
5Atomic axis alignment
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 3 squares.
AAA
6Picture clue
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
What is shown in the image? Shape: G _ _ D _ _. “Data encoding” crosses it at the fourth square.
GLIDER
OLDER MEMBER
7Older member
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: E _ _ E _. “Data encoding” crosses it at the fourth square.
ELDER
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
PLANT LEAVES
8Plant leaves
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
F _ _ I _ _ E. Solving “Atomic axis alignment” first gives you its fifth letter.
FOLIAGE
d---or
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “dor” gives the answer. First letter: O.
OCT
G__AT
10G__AT
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “G__AT” go in the grid. First one: R.
RE
EVERY
11Every
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Shape: E _ _ _. Check the third letter against “_LEAN”.
EACH
CONTROL NODE
12Control node
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
CN
ARTISTIC
13Artistic
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Artistic starts with the answer.
A
+s
14Picture clue
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
The image carries “+s”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with S.
SUITS
CHES__UT
15CHES__UT
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Only the hidden letters of “CHES__UT” go in the grid. First one: T.
TN
SMART CHOICE HABIT
16Smart choice habit
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Smart choice habit” to its initials.
SCH
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
TOTALITY
17Totality
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Starts with A; pattern A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Older member”.
ALL
BED COVERS
18Bed covers
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ E _ _. Solving “Legacy receiver” first gives you its fourth letter.
SHEETS
PAST OF SAY
19Past of say
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
SAID
_LEAN
20_LEAN
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Rebuild the word in “_LEAN” and enter only the missing part, starting with C.
C
DATA ENCODING
21Data encoding
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
DE
SHORT STAY
22Short stay
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Shape: V _ _ I _. “Place for dirty dishes” crosses it at the fourth square.
VISIT
____ AND ANON
23____ AND ANON
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “____ AND ANON”. Shape: E _ _ _.
EVER
OPPOSITE OF BYE
24Opposite of bye
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Starts with H; pattern H _. The picture clue in the left column crosses it at the second square.
HI
LEGACY RECEIVER
25Legacy receiver
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Fits H _ _ _. “Short stay” crosses it at the third square.
HEIR
UNIFIED NEURAL CORE
26Unified neural core
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Unified neural core”.
UNC
ALIAS, FOR SHORT
27Alias, for short
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Shape: A _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Time-weighted average”.
AKA
B_KER
28B_KER
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
“B_KER” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with A.
A
COMPASS POINT
29Compass point
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
N _. Check the second letter against “Time-weighted average”.
NW
PLACE FOR DIRTY DISHES
30Place for dirty dishes
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Compass point”.
SINK
NORT_
31NORT_
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “NORT_” go in the grid. First one: H.
H
TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGE
32Time-weighted average
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Abbreviate “Time-weighted average” to its initials.
TWA
Crossword Challenge Level 2159 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 2159 solved
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